Thomas Deberge
PhD Student in Business Administration
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Educational Background
- MBA, North Central College, 2017
- BA, Anthropology, University of Chicago, 2010
Recent Publications
- Deberge, T. (2020). Thrift in a time of war and influenza: American mutual life insurance companies, 1917–1920 Zeitschrift für Unternehmensgeschichte, 65 (2), 311-316.
Other Publications
Presentations
- Bucheli, M., & DeBerge, T. (2022). Multinational Enterprises Nonmarket Strategy: A View from History. European International Business Academy Conference, European International Business Academy.
- Deberge, T. (2022). ‘If we don’t win the war’: MNE political behavior and bargaining outcomes during political conflicts Academy of Management Annual Conference.
- Deberge, T. (2022). The internalization or responsibility boundaries in ethical supply chain management. Academy of International Business Annual Conference.
- Deberge, T. (2022). Business responsibility, human rights, and the vertical integration of multinational corporations: US Rubber Company and ‘Red Rubber’ in the Congo Free State, 1900-1910. Business History Conference.
- Deberge, T. (2021). 'If we don't win the war': MNE political behavior and bargaining outcomes during political conflicts. Academic of International Business Annual Meeting.
Working Papers
- Deberge, T. Business responsibility, human rights, and the vertical integration of multinational corporations: US Rubber Company and ‘Red Rubber’ in the Congo Free State, 1900-1910.
- Bucheli, M., & Deberge, T. Internationalization across time: The co-evolution of MNE emergence and home-country development in historical context.
- Deberge, T. The politics of location and property rights: MNE investment behavior in politically (non-)competitive environments.
- Deberge, T. The internalization of responsibility boundaries in ethical supply chain management.
- Deberge, T. ‘If we don’t win the war’: MNE political behavior and bargaining outcomes during political conflicts.
Honors and Awards
- PhD Spring Award (Block Grant), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2022-2022
- Conference Travel Grant, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2019, 2022
- State Farm Fellowship, State Farm Insurance, 2020
- Coronavirus Business History Essay Contest (Runner-up), Newcastle Business School, 2020
- Zwisler Summer Doctoral Research Fellowship, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2020-2020
- Kenneth P. Santee Graduate Fellowship, Kenneth P. Santee Family, 2019-2020
Teaching Interests
International business; Multinational management; Strategic management; International marketing
Research Interests
Phenomena
multinational enterprises; market and non-market strategies; political institutions
Theories
institutional theories; transaction costs; property rights; bargaining power
Methods
qualitative (fieldwork/interviews; business history); quantitative (regression analyses)
Contexts
Africa; US business history
Current Courses
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Business Policy and Strategy (BADM 449) Analysis of policy formulation and implementation from a company-wide standpoint; emphasis on integration of knowledge and approaches across functional areas; both endogeneous and exogeneous factors which affect company policies; and the role of the firm in society.